Rail anchor



June 9, 1925.

w. H. DE BusK RAIL Ar qcHoR Filed June 23. 1924 Inxfe June 9, 1925.

. w. H. DE BUSK RAIL ANCHOR I 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed June 23, 19 24 June 9; 1925. 1,540,875

w. H. DE BUSK RAIL ANCHOR Filed Julie 23 1924 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 June 9, 1925. 1,540,875

w. H. p; BUSK HAIL ANCHOR 4 Filed June 23 1924 4 Sheet-Sheet 4 Patented Jane 9, 1925.

' um? so STA .xvitnmivr H. 'DE nosK, OF CHICAGO, niLInoIs, ass enon gzo 533 123. a 1;. go ng Y 0F. CHICAGQ, ILLINOIS, A CORP-OBAEIQNRQF l lelnolfi- A i IL] w ms-J Application filed Jnne 23, lest. Serial n fzztse To all whom it may ormcey'n:

Be it known that I, WVILLIAM H. De BUsn, a citizen of the Un ted States, IQSldlDg at Chic go. in the county of (look and State of Illinois. have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail Anchors, oi which.

the following is a specification.

My invention relates to rail anchors and it has for its object the provision of a new and improved form and arrangement oj'l parts in ny one-piece rail anchor whereby there shall he an etiective giip the device npon the flange of a rail and there shall be provided a proper hearing upon a crosstie by the use of a minimum amount oi metal so that the anchor canhe prodnoed upon a commercial basis at a minimum cost.

It is another object of inyjinvention to improve devices of this typefin sundry de-v tails hereinafter pointed out. which I believe to he new and desireto cover by this application is set forth inthe claims.

In th drawings,

Fig l is a top plan view of one-form; of

my improved rail anchor-applied to. a itail partly broken away showingthebeanng ot,

the anchor upon the cross tie.

2 is a face WGRY Oi the blank from which the anchor of Flex 1 1s prodnced;

Fig. is a vertical cross section. taken on line of Fig. 1

Fig. 4: is a top plan viewshowvinga, H ndifie d form of anchor applied to .a 'rail.

5 is a face View oftheblank from Whiehthe anchor otFig. 4 1s produced.

Fig. 6 is a cioss sectional-viewot a rail.

showing four additional modified forms of anchor applied toa rail.

s t ash the tran e s ly i th assassins t g. Reterringto Figs; L to 3,20 indicates rail supported by a cross t1e2'1as isbest;

h i s- '2- e m rov an hor. s. applied to therailin 1 is for amp n i hi ch hl P e Q esemb e? P 2- dy 22, t n -23 a his. s d, n:..;. a jawQ at th opposite end. The

has integrally torrned thereivith a vei al h h h? 25 Wh h ii e app i d? 't 'qh iii. the anchor is adapted toen agetkf ji'ace fi otthe flange.at one side of he rai, as sho yvn i. ia he npqsit h h w en conipi ises also a tongue26pm n a yen. tihhl hi merdepsndefi ly o he a i weht.

2 Thhjan fii ad; 1 +m 26m to be bent in opposite chtections f. the. P a e. ffhh body .Qfth. hhh iahe Pith n, F g; Q. a s, hs h en agements tive en snch parts and. theside ffa ces A e. ange ofj h a lat, pointfssnbfsta 11y,

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t f fi hes hhhhhl r is man ib o a sk' 1111s want appre iable ex enti thi sspegt t l the rail. ThejavvQtis made Qfssuch length a d Q e hhldh eh i h hat. i anine-tea eli e mhq m e esi ie t: than the i eih as. Part f theshshs s hi i he hpnh at oh ithe dev to. a ilt ia t t n adi y b in-s e lat rally wit these.- t t eral l 0- a t n -a h the jaw s-h sitant the edge of the flange and assiime the desired,

position in contact with thenpperiace of the a e i is pw h n in. 3- Theiait .24. is toheot siich strength to hold the hhchor' hhh y hbQp i ti e Pos t n, the rail. it heingnnnecessaryto give} the] jawQ/t any greater. amount otstrengththan t e a mp hment: hf. h nameleasrnuch .as there in use no. tendency o f tl e anchor tot-.wist orcant against the-action of the jaw 24;;

As is clearly. shown. in. Fig. 1,,the. anchor..-

hasa. bearingetQ'Z against the cross tie2-1. such hearing provided Without: the. extension .ot the, b0 dy 22 to any extent beygnd the. normal length required-;independently of:

such hearing. The beaBing-at-Q'Z' is also-provided Without. th necessity; for i any. .0.flsetof; any; partiof; the anchor nv ith. respect H 2'2- 'l i i ef ec ,isobtainedabyreason the (fact! t at theshoulden-iz and Atthe same time, there is a second shackle hold upon the top and bottom faces of the flange between the bottom face 28 of the jaw 23 and the top face of the body at 29. By the provision ofthis shackle hold feature of the anchor, the'device is enabled to grip the railvery effectively so as to prevent longitudinal movement of the rail as is well understood in the art.

In Figs. 4, 5 and 6, a construction is illustrated similar to that shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, but difiering there-from in certain respects, as will be set forth. The parts in Figs. 4, 5 and 6 corresponding to the parts of the construction above described, are indicated by the same reference characters.

The principal difference between the construction shown in Figs. 4, 5, and 6 as compared with the construction shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 resides in the fact that a shoulder 30 is provided upon the body 22 adjacent to the jaw 24 without the use of a. separately formed tongue such as the tongue 26 of the construction first described. This construction is rendered feasible by making the jaw i 23 of very considerably greater length than the" j aw 23 of the first construction described, so that the shoulder will engage the edge of the rail base atsome little distance from the face of the body 22 and at a point substantially oppositethe point of engagement of the shoulder 30 transversely of the rail. That is to say, by making the jaw 23 longer the necessity for'displacing the shoulder 30 from the plane of the body is obviated. j

As is best shown in Fig. 5, the upper end portion of the shoulder 30 is; diagonally disposed at 31 so as to act as a" cam surface for assisting in the application of the anchor to the rail, as is indicated in Fig. 6.

The construction illustrated in Figs. 7 and 8 is quite similar to that'last described, as

is seen by a comparison of Fig. 8 with Fig.

5. The device of Figs. 7 and 8, however,

' is'provided with a short jaw 23 in lieu of the long jaw 23 as shown in Fig. 4, while at the same time the shoulder 30 is provided without the use of a tongue corresponding to the tongue 26 of Fig. 1. This result is attained by the provision of a bend or offset in the body of the anchor between theshoulder 25 and the shoulder 30 so as to bring the bearing points between such shoulders and the side faces of the flange transversely opposite each other as is shown in Fig. 7,

ably farther from the the offset or bend in the body also providing the bearing upon the cross tie 21 at the point 32 between the shoulders 25 and 30.

In Figs. and 10, a shoulder 33 is provided rising directly from the body 22 rather "than depending from the jaw 23 as in the formerly described constructions. In this construction, the points at which the shoulders 30 and 33 engage the side faces of the flange are brought opposite to each other transversely of the rail by the expedient of turning the edges of the shoulders very slightly, as is clearly shown in Fig. 9, by the application of pressure thereon.

In the construction shown in Fig. 11 the edges of the shoulders are rounded in the same manner as that above described in con nection with the structure of Fig. 9. In this construction, however, reliance is not placed entirely upon the diagonal position of the anchor for the limited bearing of the anchor againstthe cross tie 21, but on the contrary the end portion 34 is offset with respect to the body 22.

In the construction illustrated in Fig. 12, the edges of the shoulders 30 and are not rounded as are the shoulders 33 and 30 of the anchor of Fig-11, such rounding being unnecessary in view of the fact that the body of the anchor is permitted to swing past the directly transverse position by reason of the provision of a considerably greater offset 35 at the end of the anchor. That is.

to say, the offset 35 is displaced considerplane of the body of the anchor than is the offset 34. In this construction the anchor tightens against the side faces of the rail by reason of swinging past the transverse position rather than by a tightening effect before the body passes such transverse position. The construction is such, however, that the anchor isto be applied in substantially its operative tight ened position by a displacement of the jaw 24 laterally with'respect to the rail, as distinguished from the constructions of the prior art in which the shoulders are tightened upon the side faces of the flange by reason of the swinging motion of the anchor with respect to the rail.

In the construction of Fig. 13, the bearings of the shoulders adjacent: to the jaws 23 and 24, respectively, against the side faces of the flange of the rail are brought into transversely opposite positions with respect to each other by reason of the fact that such shoulders 36 and 37 are out diagonally with respect to the body 22 so as to insure the contact of the shoulder in each case adjacent to the proper face of the body 22, all as is indicated clearly in Fig. 13.

In the construction shown in Fig. 14, the directly transverse positioning of the bearing portions of the shoulders against the side faces of the flange is attained by the provision of offsets adjacent to such shoulders, the oifsetting having the effect of changing the direction of the face of the shoulder so as to provide the desired effect. In Fig. 14 the shoulders are indicated by reference characters 38 and 39, respectively.

So far as I am aware, I am the first in the art to provide an anchor of this type.

comprising two shoulders positioned at a distance from each other substantially equal to the width of the flange of the rail whereby the anchor is capable of being applied to the rail with a shoulder on each side of the flange in such manner that the body of the anchor is not capable of swinging horizontally with respect to the rail, such device being provided with a comparatively very flexible jaw which is adapted to be displaced laterally with respect to the rail so as to snap into position in engagement with the upper face of'the flange.

While I prefer to employ one of the constructions as set forth in the drawings, it will be understood that I do not desire to limit myself to the precise constructions so a the upperface of the base flange of the rail.

shoulders on saidanchor in spaced relation at a distance from each. other substantially equal tothe width of the flange of the rail adapted to engage the side faces of the flange and prevent swinging movement of the body with respect to the rail. one of said jaws being substantially rigid for applying pres sure upon the upper face of the flange one side, and the other jaw being comparatively much more resilient so as to be capable of being displaced readily for snapping into engagement with the upper face of the flange at the opposite side. i

2. A railanchor comprising a body adapt edto extend across beneathfa rail; a jaw on each end of the anchor adapted to engage the upper face of the base flange of the rail, shoulders on said anchor in spaced relation at a distance from each other substantially equal to the width of the flange of the rail. adapted to engage the side faces of the flange and prevent swinging movementof the body with respect to the rail, one of said jaws being substantially rigid and being bent from the plane ofthe body of the anchor in the direction toward the cross tie so as to bear upon the upper face ofthe flange atone side of the rail. and the otherjawbeing displaced from the plane of the body ofthe anchor in the direction away from the crosstie and being comparatively much more r silient so as to be capable of being displaced readily for snapping intoengagement with the upper face of the flange adj acent'thereto.

3. A rail anchor comprising a body adapted to extend across beneath a rail, a jaw on each end of the anchor adaptedto engaire the upper face of the base flange of the rail shoulders on said anchor in spaced relation at a distance from each other. substantially equal to the width of the flange of the rail adapted to engage the side faces of the flange and prevent swinging movement of the body with respect to the rail, one of said jaws being substantially rigid forapplying pressure upon the upper face of the flange at one side, and the other jaw being adapted to be flexed independently of the adjacent shoulder and being comparatively much more resilient than the first mentioned jaw so as to be capable of being displaced read ily for snapping into engagement with the upper face of the flange at the opposite side, said shoulders being so positioned with re spect to the body that when-their bearing pointson the side faces of the flange are substantially opposite each other trans versely of the rail the body stands at a slight angle with respect to the directly transverse position.-

t. A rail anchor comprising a body adapted to extend across beneath a raiL a ja-w on each end'of the anchor adapted to engage the upper face of the base flange of the rail, shoulders on said anchor in spaced relation at a distance from each other substantially equal to the width of the'fla'nge of the rail adaptedito engage the side faces of the flange and prevent swinging movement of the'bo'dy with respect 'totherail} one of said jaws being substantially rigid and being bentfrom the plane of the body of'the anchor in the direction toward the cross tie' so as to bear upon the upper face of theflange atone side of the ra1l,' and the'other being displaced from the plane of-the body of the anchor in the direction away from the cross tie and being comparatively much more resilient than the first mentioned jaw and i adapted to be flexed independently of the adjacent shoulder so as to be ca p'able of being displaced readily for snapping into engagement with the upper face of the'flange adjacent thereto, said shoulders be so positioned with respect to the aody that when their bearing points-on the side faces of the flange are substantially opposite each other transversely of the rail the body stands at a slight angle with respect to the directly transverse position.

5. A rail anchor comprising. a body adapted .to extend across beneath a rail, a

jaw on each endof the anchor adapted" to engage the upper face of the, base flange of'the rail; shoulders on said anchor in spaced relationfatra distance froinea 'ch other substantially equal to the width of the flange of the rail adapted to engage the side faces of the flange and prevent swinging movement of the body with respect to the rail, one of saidjaws being substantially ping into engagement with the upper face of the flange adjacent thereto, one of said shoulders being displaced from the plane of the body in the direction toward which the adjacent jaw is displaced.

6. A rail anchor comprising a body adapted to extend across beneath a rail, a jaw on each end of the anchor adapted to engage the upper face of the base flange of the rail, shoulders on said anchor in spaced relation at a distance from each other substantially equal to the width of the flange of the rail adapted to engage the side faces of the flange and prevent swinging movement of the body with respect to the rail. one of said jaws being substantially rigid and being bent from the plane of the body of the anchor in the direction toward the cross tie so as to apply pressure upon the upper face of the flange at that side of the rail, and the other aw being displaced from the plane of the body of the anchor in the direction away from the cross tie and being comparatively much more resilient so as to be capable of being displaced readily for snapping into engagement with the upper face of the flange adjacent thereto, both of said shoulders being displaced from the plane of the body in the direction toward which the adjacent jaw is displaced.

7. A rail anchor'comprising a body adapted to extend across beneath a rail, a jaw on each end of the anchor adapted to engage the upper face of the base flange of the rail,

shoulders on said anchor in spaced relation at a distance from each other substantially equal to the Width of the flange of the rail adapted to engage the side faces of the flange and prevent swinging movement of the body with respect to the rail, one of said jaws being substantially rigid for applying pressure upon the upper face of the flange at one side, and the other jaw being comparatively much more resilient so as to be capable of being displaced readily for snapping into engagement with the upper face of the flange at the opposite side, said shoulders being displaced in opposite directions from A the plane of the body.

8. A rail anchor comprising a body adapted to extend across beneath a rail, a jaw on each end of the anchor adapted to engage the upper face of the base flange of the rail, shoulders on said anchor in spaced relation at a distance from each other substantially equal to the width of the flange of the rail adapted to engage the side faces of the flange and prevent swinging movement of the body with respect to the rail, one of said jaws being substantially rigid for applying pressure upon the upper face of the flange at one side, and the other jaw being comparatively much more resilient so as to be capable of being displaced readily for snapping into engagement with the upper face of the flange at the opposite side, the shoulder at the end of the anchor adjacent to the more resilient jaw being formed independently of said aw.

9. A rail anchor comprising a body adapted to extend across beneath a rail, a jaw on each end of the anchoradapted to engage the upper face of the base flange of the rail, shoulders on said anchor in spaced relation at a'distance from each other substantially equal to the width of the flange of the rail adapted to engage the side faces of the flange and prevent swinging movement of the body with respect to the rail, one of said jaws being substantially rigid for applying pressure upon the upper face of the flange at one side, and the other jaw being comparatively much more resilient so as to be capable of being displaced readily for snapping into engagement with the upper face of the flange at the opposite side, the shoulder at the end of the anchor adjacent to the more rigid jaw being provided as a vertically disposed face on the jaw.

10. A rail anchor comprising a body adapted to abut against a crossrtie and extend across beneath a rail at an angle to the' tie, and jaws on opposite ends of the body adapted to engage theupper face of the base flange of the rail at opposite sides of the rail, said jaws being disposed in such position and at such distance from each other that it is necessary to displace one of the jaws transversely of the rail when applying the anchor in operative position on the rail, one of said jaws being bent out of the plane of the body of the anchor in the direction away from the cross tie and being of comparatively much greater resiliency than that of the other jaw whereby substantially all of the distortion of the parts for the application of the anchor to a rail occurs in the jaw so bent away from the cross tie.

11. A rail anchor comprising a body adapted to abut against a cross tie and extend across beneath a rail at an angle to the tie, and jawson'opposite ends of the body adapted to engage the upper face of the base flange of the rail at opposite sides of the rail, said jaws being disposed in such position and at such distance from each other IOU that it is necessary to displace one of the jaws transversely of the rail when applying the anchor in operative position on the rail, a bearing for the anchor upon the cross tie 5 being provided at one end of the body, and the jaw at that end of the body being bent out of the plane of the body in the direction away from the cross tie and being of comparatively much greater resiliency than that of the other jaw whereby substantially all of the distortion of the parts for the application of the anchor to a rail occurs in the jaw so bent away from the cross tie.

WILLIAM H. DE BUSK. 

